Besiktas vs MarseillePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Beşiktaş open the league phase at Beşiktaş Park after a mixed start to the season. The most recent outing is the 2-1 won at Fenerbahçe; before that came the 6-2 at home over Çorum FK. Further back there are two 0-1 defeats, the first at Kauno Žalgiris and the second at Alanyaspor, and earlier still the 3-0 at home against the same Kauno Žalgiris. The last five therefore read three wins and two defeats. Marseille come in with three defeats in their last five. The most recent is the 2-3 at home to Paris FC, preceded by the 0-2 at Monaco. Before that came the 4-0 at home over Strasbourg, and further back the 1-2 at home with Atletico Madrid and the 3-1, again in front of their own crowd, over Athletic Club. The two sides have no previous meetings. The competition has only just started, so there is no goal average to refer to yet and no table position built on the pitch. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.